A new method of integrated accounting and reporting will allow companies to place a monetary value on the environmental effects of their products, says professional services firm PwC. “A paradigm shift is required by companies in the way they...
Urbanisation continues unabated with a stronger impetus in developing countries. According to Kobie Brand of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) in Cape Town, “With more than 60% of the world projected to be urban...
The Ekurhuleni MetropolitanMunicapilityhas launched the only solar power plant of its type in the country at the OR Tambo Precinct. This is good news, especially with the current limited supply of electricity while demand continues to increase. The...
Lexmark South Africa’s has a zero-to-landfill company policy. This includes reducing waste that goes to landfill as well as targeting a 100% recycling rate of the components of all printer cartridges sold. The company’s ‘Recycling Initiative for...
A joint initiative between Old Mutual and FirstRand Bank, the R1.6 billion Portside building is set to not only become a landmark tower in the emerging financial district in the Foreshore area of Cape Town’s central business district, but it also...
The Department of Environmental Affairs, along with Jeffares and Green as the consultants, has launched the National Organic Waste Composting Strategy which will is aimed at all stakeholders who play a role in the management of organic waste in the...
Please click on the link below for the correction made to this story, regarding the City of Cape Town. Cape Town and Joburg come to the party for solid waste minimisation The diversion of waste to landfill is not only a focal point for...
Click on the below links to view the presentations: WISA-Susan-van-Heerden.pdf NBE-Carlon-Mabapa.pdf ECSA-Christopher-Campbell.pdf Dept-of-Public-works-Francis-Motha.pdf Dept-of-Finance-Robert-Masambo.pdf DBSA-Lwandle-Malumbete.pdf...
Speaking at the IMESA Conference 2012 this morning, Naren Bhojaram, the president of Consulting Engineers South Africa, outlined how municipal engineers need to re-establish their profession within the challenging confines of the current sector....
The Accelerating Sustainable Water Services Delivery project was launched in March in Mbelu, Eastern Cape. InfrastructureNe.ws takes a look at the project that was a joint initiative. The main objective of the initiative, started under the...
